Oral Lesions and Homoeopathy © Dr. Rajneesh Kumar Sharma MD (Homoeopathy) Dr. (Km) Ruchi Rajput BHMS Homoeo Cure Research Centre P. Ltd. NH 74- Moradabad Road Kashipur (UTTARANCHAL) - INDIA Ph- 09897618594

Introduction There are certain conditions of oral cavity which can easily be seen, diagnosed and cause headache to a physician treating it due to their complicated nature or under running a serious disease. It becomes a matter of great deal to the physician to understand these lesions and their nature especially while treating them homoeopathically. Here we are discussing about some very common oral lesions in terms of Homoeopathy.

Acute Tonsillitis This is a common condition which is usually caused by gram positive bacteria. If the organism is Streptococcal pyrogenesis, there is a risk of developing Rheumatic Fever (Psora/ Sycosis/ Syphilis). Often multiple different bacteria exist in the tonsillar crypts, which can be difficult to culture.

The picture above right shows the appearance of acute tonsillitis due to Infectious Mononucleosis (Psora/ Syphilis). Rubrics related with Tonsillitis in various repertories-

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1 Clarke J. H., Clinical Repertory (English) - Clinical - T - tonsillitis 11 2 EARS - Tickling - tonsils, from 2 3 EARS - Hearing - deafness - tonsils, from swelled 4 4 EARS - Aggravation - tonsils, from enlarged 4 5 MOUTH - - Adheres to tonsil, uvula 1 6 MOUTH - Throat (and gullet) - abscess of tonsils 21 7 MOUTH - Throat (and gullet) - burning - tonsils 1 8 MOUTH - Throat (and gullet) - dry - tonsils 1 9 MOUTH - Throat (and gullet) - indurated tonsils 7 10 MOUTH - Throat (and gullet) - inflamed - tonsils 44 11 MOUTH - Throat (and gullet) - itching in - tonsils 3 12 MOUTH - Throat (and gullet) - nodular tonsils 1 13 MOUTH - Throat (and gullet) - painful - tonsils 10 14 MOUTH - Throat (and gullet) - plug, lump, etc. - tonsils, in 5 15 MOUTH - Throat (and gullet) - red - purple tonsils 2 16 MOUTH - Throat (and gullet) - red - tonsils 9 17 MOUTH - Throat (and gullet) - sore throat - tonsils 1 18 MOUTH - Throat (and gullet) - sticking, stitches, etc. - tonsils, in 4 19 MOUTH - Throat (and gullet) - swollen, as if - tonsils 3 20 MOUTH - Throat (and gullet) - throbbing, beating - tonsils, in 3 21 MOUTH - Throat (and gullet) - ulcers - tonsils, on 8 22 MOUTH - Throat (and gullet) - uvula - sticking in - to tonsil 1 23 RESPIRATION - Impeded by - tonsils, swelled 1 24 COUGH - Excited or aggravated by - tonsils, irritation in 3 25 C - Cough - tonsils, enlarged 2 26 H - Hearing - bad, deafness, impaired - enlarged tonsils from 5 27 R - Rheumatism - tonsillitis, after 4 28 S - Speaking, talking agg - nasal - tonsils, enlarged, with 1 29 T - Tonsils 20 30 EARS - Deafness, hardness of hearing - Cause - Adenoids and 7 hypertrophied tonsils 31 THROAT - Tonsils - Deposits on - Creamy, extends over tonsils, uvula, 1 soft palate 32 THROAT - Tonsils - Deposits on - Grayish - dirty, like macerated skin, 1 covering tonsils, uvula, pharynx 33 THROAT - Tonsils - Deposits on - Grayish - patch on Tonsils 1 34 THROAT - Tonsils - Deposits on - Patchy on right tonsil and inflamed 1 fauces, easily detached 35 THROAT - Tonsils - Deposits on - Thick, brownish-yellow like wash 1 leather - firm, fibrinous, pearly, extends over tonsils, soft palate 36 THROAT - Tonsils - Deposits on - Thin - false; on yellowish red tonsils 1 and fauces 37 RESPIRATORY SYSTEM - Cough - Aggravation - Tonsils, enlarged 2 38 MOUTH AND THROAT - Tonsils 9 39 MOUTH AND THROAT - Diphtheria, tonsillitis, etc. 13 40 EAR - COMPLAINTS of ears - accompanied by - Tonsils; enlarged 4 41 EAR - ELONGATION; from - Tonsils; of 4 42 HEARING - LOST - tonsillectomy; after 1 43 HEARING - LOST - tonsils; from swelling of 4 44 THROAT - ADHESION - Uvula - Tonsil; to 2 45 THROAT - ANXIETY and apprehension in throat - oppression; with - 1 Tonsils; in 46 THROAT - APHTHAE - Tonsils, on 4 47 THROAT - BLOOD - oozing - Tonsils 5 48 THROAT - CASEOUS deposits in tonsils 10 49 THROAT - COATED - Tonsils 1 50 THROAT - DISCOLORATION - bluish - Tonsils 1 51 THROAT - DISCOLORATION - gray - Tonsils 2 52 THROAT - DISCOLORATION - purple - Tonsils 4 53 THROAT - DISCOLORATION - redness - bright - Tonsils 3 54 THROAT - DISCOLORATION - redness - dark red - Tonsils 4 55 THROAT - DISCOLORATION - redness - Tonsils 24 56 THROAT - DISCOLORATION - white - Tonsils 1 57 THROAT - DISCOLORATION - yellow - Tonsils 1 58 THROAT - DRYNESS - Tonsils 1 59 THROAT - ELONGATED - Tonsils 1 60 THROAT - ERUPTIONS - vesicles - Tonsils 3 61 THROAT - GLAZED appearance - Tonsils 2 62 THROAT - INDURATION - Tonsils; of 38 63 THROAT - INFLAMMATION - Tonsils 142 64 THROAT - ITCHING - Tonsils 3 65 THROAT - LUMP; sensation of a - Tonsils 5 66 THROAT - MEMBRANE - Tonsils 21 67 THROAT - MENSES; during - Tonsils 1 68 THROAT - MUCOUS patches - gray - Tonsils 1 69 THROAT - MUCOUS patches - Tonsils 1 70 THROAT - MUCUS - false membrane, like - Tonsils and fauces; on 1 yellowish-red 71 THROAT - MUCUS - tenacious - thick yellowish-brown like wash leather, 1 pearly - extending to tonsils and soft palate 72 THROAT - MUCUS - thick - dark gray or brownish-black - Tonsils 1 73 THROAT - NODOSITIES - Tonsils 1 74 THROAT - OBSTRUCTION - Tonsils; from swelling of 1 75 THROAT - PAIN - Tonsils 65 76 THROAT - PULSATING - Tonsils 6 77 THROAT - PUSTULES - Tonsils, on 2 78 THROAT - SENSITIVE - Tonsils 1 79 THROAT - SUPPURATION - Tonsils 55 80 THROAT - SWELLING - sensation of - Tonsils 4 81 THROAT - SWELLING - Tonsils 149 82 THROAT - SWELLING - Tonsils - accompanied by - swelling - Blood 1 vessels on tonsils; of 83 THROAT - TONSILS; complaints of 31 84 THROAT - ULCERS - Tonsils 36 85 THROAT - VARICOSE - Tonsils 6 86 LARYNX AND TRACHEA - VOICE - nasal - tonsils; with enlarged 1 87 RESPIRATION - DIFFICULT - lying - agg. - enlargement of tonsils; from 1 88 RESPIRATION - IMPEDED, obstructed - pulsation; from - Tonsils; of 1 89 RESPIRATION - IMPEDED, obstructed - swelling; from - Tonsils; of 1 90 COUGH - IRRITATION; from - Tonsils; in 3 91 COUGH - TICKLING - Tonsils; below 1 92 COUGH - TOUCHED; from being - tonsils 1 93 GENERALS - ELONGATION - Tonsils agg.; of 1 94 GENERALS - HISTORY; personal - abscesses; of recurrent - Tonsils; on 5 95 GENERALS - HISTORY; personal - tonsillitis; of recurrent 28 Repertorization- merc. lach. nit-ac. staph. bell. phyt. bar-c. aur. kali-bi. hep. 4100 4045 3440 3410 3360 2990 2910 2270 2125 1970

Torus palatinus It is a hard bony growth (Sycosis/ Syphilis) in the center of the roof of the mouth (palate). It is not a tumor or neoplasm but by a benign bony growth called an exostosis (Sycosis). This growth commonly occurs in females over the age of 30 and rarely needs treatment. Occasionally it is removed for the proper fitting of dentures.

The torus below has a chronic non-healing ulceration (Sycosis/ Syphilis). This is a rare finding and required surgical excision of the torus.

Rubrics related with in various repertories- 1 Clarke J. H., Clinical Repertory (English) - Clinical - P - palate, affections of 1 2 Choudhury H., Hints for Treatment of Cancer - CANCER OF - palate 9 3 MOUTH - Palate - Hard palate 64 4 MOUTH - Palate - Soft palate 48 5 MOUTH - Palate - brown, turning - soft palate 1 6 MOUTH - Palate - burning, heat, etc. - hard palate 5 7 MOUTH - Palate - burning, heat, etc. - soft palate 3 8 MOUTH - Palate - burnt feeling - hard palate 4 9 MOUTH - Palate - dry - soft palate 3 10 MOUTH - Palate - excoriated raw feeling - soft palate 1 11 MOUTH - Palate - inflamed - hard palate 6 12 MOUTH - Palate - itching - hard palate 5 13 MOUTH - Palate - itching - soft palate 5 14 MOUTH - Palate - necrosis - hard palate 6 15 MOUTH - Palate - oedema - soft palate 6 16 MOUTH - Palate - pain, simple - hard palate 4 17 MOUTH - Palate - pain, simple - soft palate 4 18 MOUTH - Palate - pinching - hard palate 2 19 MOUTH - Palate - pressure - hard palate 6 20 MOUTH - Palate - pressure - soft palate 8 21 MOUTH - Palate - prickling - hard palate 2 22 MOUTH - Palate - prickling - soft palate 2 23 MOUTH - Palate - rawness - soft palate 1 24 MOUTH - Palate - red - soft palate 5 25 MOUTH - Palate - rough - soft palate 8 26 MOUTH - Palate - scratching - hard palate 12 27 MOUTH - Palate - scratching - soft palate 11 28 MOUTH - Palate - sticking, stitches, stinging, etc. - hard palate 21 29 MOUTH - Palate - sticking, stitches, stinging, etc. - soft palate 9 30 MOUTH - Palate - swelled - hard palate 15 31 MOUTH - Palate - swelled - soft palate 17 32 MOUTH - Palate - swelled - sensation - hard palate 1 33 MOUTH - Palate - tearing or shooting in - soft palate 1 34 MOUTH - Palate - tickling - hard palate 3 35 MOUTH - Palate - tickling - soft palate 2 36 MOUTH - Palate - ulcers - hard palate 8 37 MOUTH - Palate - ulcers - soft palate 11 38 MOUTH - Palate - vesicles on - hard palate 8 39 MOUTH - Palate - vesicles on - soft palate 3 40 MOUTH - - sticks to palate 2 41 HEAT AND FEVER IN GENERAL - Partial heat - partial heat - on palate 40 42 P - Palate 6 43 T - Tongue - palate, sticks to 4 44 THROAT - Tonsils - Deposits on - Creamy, extends over tonsils, uvula, 1 soft palate 45 THROAT - Tonsils - Deposits on - Thick, brownish-yellow like wash 1 leather - firm, fibrinous, pearly, extends over tonsils, soft palate 46 MOUTH AND THROAT - Paralysis, noisy swallowing, etc. - palate 1 47 MOUTH - ABSCESS - Palate 1 48 MOUTH - ABSCESS - Palate - Hard palate 1 49 MOUTH - APHTHAE - Palate 17 50 MOUTH - APHTHAE - Palate - Hard palate 3 51 MOUTH - BLEEDING - Palate 3 52 MOUTH - BLEEDING - Palate - Hard palate 1 53 MOUTH - BLOTCHES - Palate 4 54 MOUTH - CANCER - Palate 2 55 MOUTH - CARIES - Palate 7 56 MOUTH - CHEWING agg. - Palate 1 57 MOUTH - COLDNESS - sensation of coldness - Palate 3 58 MOUTH - COMPLAINTS of mouth - Palate 6 59 MOUTH - CONDYLOMATA - Palate 1 60 MOUTH - CONSTRICTION - Palate 4 61 MOUTH - CONTRACTION - Palate 3 62 MOUTH - CRAWLING - Palate 15 63 MOUTH - DISAGREEABLE sensation - Palate 1 64 MOUTH - DISCOLORATION - Palate - brown - Soft palate 1 65 MOUTH - DISCOLORATION - Palate - red - Soft palate 5 66 MOUTH - DRAWN - down - Palate; soft 1 67 MOUTH - DRAWN - up - Palate; soft 1 68 MOUTH - DRYNESS - Palate 75 69 MOUTH - ELONGATION; sensation of - Palate 1 70 MOUTH - ERUPTIONS - pimples - Palate 9 71 MOUTH - ERUPTIONS - vesicles - Palate 15 72 MOUTH - ERUPTIONS - vesicles - Palate - Hard palate 14 73 MOUTH - ERUPTIONS - vesicles - Palate - Soft palate 4 74 MOUTH - ERUPTIONS - Palate 4 75 MOUTH - FOREIGN body - sensation of a - Palate 1 76 MOUTH - GANGRENOUS - Palate 1 77 MOUTH - GLAZED - Palate 4 78 MOUTH - GREASY sensation - Palate 5 79 MOUTH - HAIR; sensation of a - Palate; on 2 80 MOUTH - HARD - body at palate; sensation of a 1 81 MOUTH - HARD - Palate 7 82 MOUTH - HEAT - Palate 17 83 MOUTH - HEAT - Palate - Hard palate 5 84 MOUTH - HEAT - Palate - Soft palate 40 85 MOUTH - HEAVINESS - Palate 1 86 MOUTH - INDURATION - Palate 3 87 MOUTH - INFLAMMATION - Palate 28 88 MOUTH - INFLAMMATION - Palate - Hard palate 8 89 MOUTH - INFLAMMATION - Palate - Soft palate 3 90 MOUTH - INSENSIBLE - Palate 2 91 MOUTH - ITCHING - Palate 42 92 MOUTH - ITCHING - Palate - Hard palate 7 93 MOUTH - ITCHING - Palate - Soft palate 7 94 MOUTH - MEMBRANE - Palate covered with a false 13 95 MOUTH - MUCOUS MEMBRANE - excoriation - scaling off - Palate 6 96 MOUTH - MUCOUS MEMBRANE - excoriation - scaling off - Palate - 1 Hard palate 97 MOUTH - MUCOUS MEMBRANE - excoriation - Palate 26 98 MOUTH - MUCOUS MEMBRANE - excoriation - Palate - sensation as if 1 - Palate; hard 99 MOUTH - MUCOUS MEMBRANE - excoriation - Palate - Soft palate 2 100 MOUTH - NECROSIS - Palate; hard 6 101 MOUTH - NODOSITIES - Palate 4 102 MOUTH - NUMBNESS - Palate 6 103 MOUTH - PAIN - Palate 146 104 MOUTH - PAIN - Palate - Hard palate 55 105 MOUTH - PAIN - Palate - Soft palate 28 106 MOUTH - PAIN - Tongue - extending to - Palate 2 107 MOUTH - PALATE; complaints of - Hard palate 65 108 MOUTH - PALATE; complaints of - Soft palate 48 109 MOUTH - PARALYSIS - Palate 5 110 MOUTH - PRICKLING - Palate 8 111 MOUTH - PRICKLING - Palate - Hard palate 2 112 MOUTH - PRICKLING - Palate - Soft palate 2 113 MOUTH - PUCKERED sensation - Palate 1 114 MOUTH - PULSATION - Palate 2 115 MOUTH - PUSTULES - Palate 4 116 MOUTH - RELAXED palate 1 117 MOUTH - ROUGHNESS - Palate 31 118 MOUTH - ROUGHNESS - Palate - Soft palate 9 119 MOUTH - SALIVA - dries on palate and , becomes tough 1 120 MOUTH - SCRAPING - Palate 19 121 MOUTH - SCRATCHING - Palate 11 122 MOUTH - SCRATCHING - Palate - Hard palate 14 123 MOUTH - SCRATCHING - Palate - Soft palate 11 124 MOUTH - SENSITIVE - Palate 5 125 MOUTH - SHRIVELLED - Palate 5 126 MOUTH - SKIN; sensation of a new - Palate 2 127 MOUTH - SOFT - Palate 2 128 MOUTH - SPASMS - Palate 1 129 MOUTH - STIFF - Palate 3 130 MOUTH - SWELLING - edematous - Palate; soft 6 131 MOUTH - SWELLING - Palate 43 132 MOUTH - SWELLING - Palate - Hard palate 19 133 MOUTH - SWELLING - Palate - Soft palate 19 134 MOUTH - TASTE - bitter - Palate; in back of 1 135 MOUTH - ULCERS - malignant - Palate; hard 1 136 MOUTH - ULCERS - Palate 40 137 MOUTH - ULCERS - Palate - Hard palate 13 138 MOUTH - ULCERS - Palate - Soft palate 12 139 MOUTH - - Palate 3 140 MOUTH - WRINKLED - Palate 2 141 THROAT - MUCUS - creamy - Tonsils - extending to - Uvula and soft 1 palate 142 THROAT - MUCUS - tenacious - thick yellowish-brown like wash leather, 1 pearly - extending to tonsils and soft palate 143 THROAT - SWELLING - Palate; soft 2 144 STOMACH - NAUSEA - Palate; in 5 145 STOMACH - PAIN - extending to - Palate 1 146 COUGH - DRYNESS, from - Palate 1 147 COUGH - ELONGATED Palate; from 2 148 COUGH - IRRITATION; from - Palate; in 4 149 COUGH - ROUGHNESS; from - Palate; in 1 150 COUGH - TICKLING - Palate; in 6 Repertorization- phos. merc. bell. nux-v. lach. aur. nit-ac. calc. canth. par. 5690 5574 5454 4545 4365 4334 3150 3105 2714 2625

Oral Cancer This patient is a 57 year old, with a 75 pack year history of and alcohol intake. He has a uvular carcinoma (Psora/ Sycosis/ Syphilis) which has also spread onto the nasopharynx surface of the soft palate. He was also found to have a carcinoma in the upper portion of his right lung.

Below is shown a cancer on the tongue in a 45 year old male who was a non- smoker. The most common cause of oral tumors is Human Papilloma Virus which is found in 70% of oral tumors. This virus most commonly causes tumors on the tonsil and base of tongue.

The following picture is from a 22 year old male who has used over one can of snuff for the past 15 years. He has high blood pressure (Sycosis) from the vasoconstrictive (contraction of blood vessels) (Psora) effect of nicotine and gastroesophageal reflux disease (stomach acid coming up from the stomach towards the mouth) which is also made worse from using tobacco products. The picture below shows extensive (Psora/ Sycosis/ Syphilis) forming between his and lips. This is a pre- cancerous condition and if it does not resolve with his cessation of using tobacco products, it will need to be surgically removed.

This patient is 87 year old who used to smoke 1 pack per day many years ago she was not sure how long she smoked. This patient has a tumor (Psora/ Sycosis/ Syphilis) on both her tongue and right floor of the mouth. The tumor is over her alveolus and extends onto the anterior tonsillar pillar. These types of tumors are often treated with a commando operation which consists of resection of the , floor of mouth and tongue; along with a radical neck dissection which removes the muscles and lymph nodes in the neck.

This patient is a 70 year old who smoked 1 pack per day for 50 years he also drank alcohol heavily (Syphilis). He presented with severe dysphagia (trouble swallowing) (Psora) and on examination was found to have a very small airway (Syphilis). The pictures below show a large oral tumor (Psora/ Sycosis) in the hypopharynx with a very small airway under the epiglottis.

Rubrics related with in various repertories- 1 Choudhury H., Hints for Treatment of Cancer - CANCER OF - mouth 3 2 MOUTH - Tongue - aphthae (cancer) 6 3 MOUTH - Tongue - cancer 10 4 MOUTH - CANCER 6 5 MOUTH - ODOR - offensive - accompanied by - cancer 4 Repertorization- sulph. aur-m. merc-c. sil. merc. agar. ars. aur. borx. carc. 600 500 200 179 150 100 100 100 100 100

Carcinoma of the Tongue This patient has a T1 (2 cm or less) of the tongue (Psora/ Sycosis/ Syphilis).

Rubrics related with Carcinoma of tongue in various repertories- 1 Clarke J. H., Clinical Repertory (English) - Clinical - T - tongue - cancer of 3 2 Choudhury H., Hints for Treatment of Cancer - CANCER OF - tongue 34 3 MOUTH - Tongue - aphthae (cancer) 6 4 MOUTH - Tongue - cancer 10 5 T - Tongue - cancer 2 6 TONGUE - Eruptions, growths - Cancer 14 7 MOUTH - CANCER - Tongue 44 8 MOUTH - CANCER - Tongue - accompanied by - atrophy of tongue 2 9 MOUTH - CANCER - Tongue - accompanied by - atrophy of tongue and 1 speaking with a thick hoarse voice 10 GENERALS - CANCEROUS affections - epithelioma - accompanied by - 1 Tongue - indented tongue 11 GENERALS - CANCEROUS affections - epithelioma - accompanied by - 1 Tongue - purple discoloration of the tongue Repertorization- mur-ac. kali-m. kali-cy. sulph. ars. crot-h. aur. thuj. sil. kali-chl. 1469 1000 930 800 550 500 469 430 419 400

Salivary Gland Stone This patient had a stone (Psora/ Sycosis) which formed in the Submandibular (Submaxillary) Gland Duct. The picture below shows the duct's papilla in the floor of the mouth, underneath the patient's tongue. This duct drains uphill, is wide and has a mucoid or viscous secretion (Psora/ Sycosis). Thus, when salivary gland stones occur, they usually occur in this duct. Prevention is with hydration, gland massage and using a few drop of sour lemon juice several times a day to increase salivary flow.

The following picture on left is from a patient who has a small salivary gland stone in its duct. Note the dilatation of the salivary gland duct (Psora/ Sycosis).

The pictures above on middle and right show a patient with severe sialothiasis (salivary gland stones) (Psora/ Sycosis). One of the stones has eroded through the floor of the mouth. Two stones were recovered with a third still in the duct. This patient had a long history of recurrent salivary gland swelling and infection.

Sialocele A arises from the blockage of a salivary gland duct. The duct enlarges and forms a sac of saliva (Psora/ Sycosis).

Rubrics related with Salivary Gland Lesions in various repertories- 1 MOUTH - Glands, salivary 31 2 MOUTH - Swelled - salivary glands 2 3 MOUTH - Throat (and gullet) - contracted - salivary glands 1 4 S - Salivary glands 7 5 MOUTH - Inner mouth - Glands, salivary cellular tissue inflamed 5 6 FACE - COMPLAINTS of face - Salivary glands 1 7 FACE - INFLAMMATION - Parotid glands - - accompanied by - 3 salivation 8 FACE - SWELLING - Submaxillary glands - salivation; with 1 9 MOUTH - COMPLAINTS of mouth - Salivary glands 33 10 MOUTH - CONTRACTION - Salivary glands 2 11 MOUTH - INFLAMMATION - Salivary glands 7 12 MOUTH - PAIN - Salivary glands 3 13 MOUTH - SWELLING - Salivary glands 5 14 MOUTH - ULCERS - yellow - Orifice of salivary glands, at 3 15 MOUTH - ULCERS - Salivary glands 1 Repertorization- merc. iris acon. thuj. brom. mur-ac. calc-f. cham. iod. phyt. 1925 500 400 400 350 350 325 325 325 325

Oral This is a benign lesion in a young patient (Psora/ Sycosis).

Rubrics related with Oral fibroma in various repertories- 1 Clarke J. H., Clinical Repertory (English) - Clinical - F - fibroma 14 2 SKIN - Fibroma 7 Repertorization- sec. lyc. con. iod. hydrinin- kali-i. sil. calc-ar. kali-br. lap-a. m. 225 200 150 150 125 125 125 100 100 100

Oral-Maxillary Fistula In this condition, a hole (fistula) (Psora/ Syphilis) develops between the mouth and the large sinus cavity above the palate (roof of the mouth). This condition can be caused by dental infections or a complication of surgery.

The patient shown above right has a small hole in the middle of a tooth socket. A tooth had been pulled and a hole was made into the maxillary sinus. The hole did not fully heal and a small fistula was left in the middle of the upper alveolar ridge. Rubrics related with Oral Fistula in various repertories- 1 MOUTH - FISTULA - salivary fistula 1 2 GENERALS - FISTULAE - abscess; fistulous 2 3 GENERALS - FISTULAE 53 4 SKIN - ULCERS - fistulous 60 5 FACE - INFLAMMATION - Parotid glands - fistula; with 1 6 GENERALITIES - Fistulae 11 7 F - FISTULAE 11 8 T - Teeth - fistula 4 9 O - Operations, surgical; after - fistula; after 1 10 F - Fistula 20 11 BONES - Fistula, as of 5 12 TEETH - Gums - fistula 13 13 Clarke J. H., Clinical Repertory (English) - Causation - operations - for 1 fistula xxx 14 Clarke J. H., Clinical Repertory (English) - Causation - fistula, operation 1 for 15 Clarke J. H., Clinical Repertory (English) - Clinical - F - fistulous abscess 1 16 Clarke J. H., Clinical Repertory (English) - Clinical - F - fistula 26 17 Clarke J. H., Clinical Repertory (English) - Clinical - D - dental fistula 3 Repertorization- sil. caust. calc. nit-ac. sulph. calc-s. phos. fl-ac. calc-f. lyc. 1720 1239 1155 1039 1005 1000 965 950 850 805

Apthosis Ulcers Apthosis ulcers are shallow small painful ulcers (Psora/ Syphilis) which appear on mobile mucosa in the oral cavity. They are often found in individuals that are under stress. The cause of these ulcers is unknown.

Rubrics related with Aphthous ulcers in various repertories- 1 MOUTH AND THROAT - Ulcers, aphthae, etc. 12 2 MOUTH - APHTHAE - Tongue - ulcers; forming 1 3 MOUTH - , ulcerative - accompanied by - Tongue - aphthae 1 on 4 Clarke J. H., Clinical Repertory (English) - Clinical - A - aphthae 22 5 Clarke J. H., Clinical Repertory (English) - Clinical - M - mouth - aphthae 1 6 MOUTH - Aphthae 42 7 MOUTH - Palate - Aphthae hard palate 3 8 MOUTH - Throat (and gullet) - aphthae 2 9 MOUTH - Tongue - aphthae (cancer) 6 10 P - Palate - aphthae 4 11 T - Tongue - aphthae 7 12 T - Tongue - edges, of - aphthae 1 13 MOUTH - Palate - Aphthae 1 14 TONGUE - Aphthae 5 15 MIND - SENSITIVE - noise, to - aphthae; with 1 16 EYE - COMPLAINTS of eyes - accompanied by - Mouth; aphthae 1 17 MOUTH - APHTHAE 177 18 MOUTH - APHTHAE - Tongue - large aphthae 1 19 MOUTH - CRACKED - Tongue fissured - accompanied by - aphthae 1 20 MOUTH - SPEECH - difficult - accompanied by - Tongue - aphthae 1 21 THROAT - APHTHAE 20 22 THROAT - DIPHTHERIA - accompanied by - Tongue - aphthae 1 23 CHEST - PHTHISIS pulmonalis - incipient - accompanied by - Tongue; 3 aphthae on 24 FEVER - TYPHUS FEVER - accompanied by - Tongue - aphthae on 3 tongue 25 GENERALS - APHTHAE 25 Repertorization- borx. sulph. mur-ac. nat-m. spong. merc. kali-chl. ars. kali-bi. sul-ac. 2435 1525 1055 989 925 860 825 730 719 709 This condition presents as a white lace like pattern (Psora/ Sycosis) on the inside of the cheeks. Often the condition is caused by a reaction to medications. Beta Blockers and oral hypoglycemics are the most common offending medications. Lichen Planus can also be associated with other conditions such as Hepatitis C.

Rubrics related with Oral Lichen Planus in various repertories- 1 Clarke J. H., Clinical Repertory (English) - Clinical - L - lichen - planus 1 2 MOUTH - ULCERS - Cheeks - Inside - lichen planus 4 Repertorization- borx. fl-ac. merc. nit-ac. sul-i. 100 100 100 100 100

Cold Sores Cold sores (Psora/ Syphilis) are caused by the Virus. Once infected, they plague the patient for life.

Rubrics related with Cold sores in various repertories- 1 C - Cold - sores 6 2 MOUTH - Lips - Cold sores, herpes, hydroa 14 3 FACE - Lips - vesicles, cold sores, etc. 5 Repertorization- nat-m. rhus-t. ars. sep. hep. phos. caps. agar. calc-f. dulc. 1125 444 419 325 200 200 125 100 100 100

Erythema multiforme It is an acute eruption of macules, papules, or subdermal vesicles presenting a multiform appearance, the characteristic lesion being the target or iris lesion over the dorsal aspect of the hands and forearms; its origin may be allergic, seasonal, or from drug sensitivity, and the eruption, although usually self-limited (e.g., multiforme minor).

It may be recurrent or may run a severe course, sometimes with fatal termination. Sometimes, it may affect labial mucosa too. Rubrics related with in various repertories- 1 Clarke J. H., Clinical Repertory (English) - Clinical - E - erythema 11 2 Clarke J. H., Clinical Repertory (English) - Clinical - F - face - erythema of 1 3 MOUTH - Throat (and gullet) - erythema in 1 4 E - Eruptions; tendency to - erythematous 3 5 FACE - Eruptions on face - Erythema 7 6 SKIN - Erythema - Erythema multiforme 4 7 SKIN - Eruptions; tendency to - erythematous 3 8 FACE - DISCOLORATION - red - erythema 9 9 FACE - ERUPTIONS - red - Cheeks - erythema 1 10 FACE - ERUPTIONS - red - Chin - erythema 1 11 FACE - ERUPTIONS - red - Lips; upper - erythema 1 12 THROAT - ERUPTIONS - erythema 1 Repertorization- bell. graph. antip. ars-i. ars. bor-ac. cund. echi. euph. kali-bi. 480 350 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200

Kaposi Sarcoma It is a multifocal malignant neoplasm of primitive vasoformative tissue, occurring in the skin and sometimes in lymph nodes or viscera, consisting of spindle cells and irregular small vascular spaces frequently infiltrated by hemosiderin-pigmented macrophages and extravasated red cells; clinically manifested by cutaneous lesions consisting of reddish- purple to dark blue macules, plaques, or nodules; seen most commonly in men over 60 years of age and as an opportunistic disease in AIDS patients. The figure below shows involvement of the palate in a homosexually active man.

Rubrics related with Kaposi’s Sarcoma in various repertories- 1 GENERALS - CANCEROUS affections - sarcoma - Kaposi sarcoma 7 Repertorization- aur. calc-f. fl-ac. med. nit-ac. syph. thuj. 100 100 100 100 100 100 100

Phemphigoid Bullous phemphigoid is an auto-immune disease which causes blistering of the skin (Psora/ Sycosis). It can involve the mucous membranes in 10% to 25% of patients. Blisters form when antibodies attack proteins (Psora/ Syphilis) in the basement membrane of the skin (between the dermis and epidermis). Many cases are self limited and go into remission in five years or less. However, severe cases may require treatment. Phemphigoid should not be confused with Phemphigus Vulgaris which is a much more aggressive disease. In Phemphigus Vulgaris antibodies attack proteins (Psora/ Syphilis) called desmogleins. Desmogleins are the proteins which hold the skin together. Diagnosis of Phemphigoid and Phemphigus requires .

The picture below shows Erosive in a patient with epidermolysis bullosa acquisita. This is clinically indistinguishable from the gingivitis that may occur in cicatricial .

Rubrics related with Pemphigoid in various repertories- 1 Clarke J. H., Clinical Repertory (English) - Clinical - P - 15 2 E - Eruptions; tendency to - pemphigus 10 3 MOUTH - ERUPTIONS - pemphigus 1 Repertorization- rhus-t. dulc. ran-b. ran-s. merc-c. arum-t. hep. anac. ars. bufo 254 225 200 200 129 125 125 100 100 100

Measles (Rubeola) It is an acute exanthematous disease, caused by measles virus, a member of the family Paramyxoviridae, and marked by fever and other constitutional disturbances, a catarrhal inflammation of the respiratory mucous membranes, and a generalized maculopapular eruption of a dusky red color.

The eruption occurs early on the buccal mucous membrane in the form of Koplik's spots, under spot, a manifestation utilized in early diagnosis. Rubrics related with Oral Complications of Measles in various repertories- 1 Sudarshan S. R., Repertory of non malarial fevers - PATHOLOGICAL 3 TYPES - measles - gangrene of mouth, vulva 2 Sudarshan S. R., Repertory of non malarial fevers - CONCOMITANTS TO 1 FEVER - mouth - salivation - measles in 3 MOUTH - Throat (and gullet) - sore throat - measles, during 1 4 FEVER - Rubeola, measles - Concomitants - Gangrene of mouth, vulva 3 5 MOUTH - GANGRENOUS - accompanied by - measles 3 6 MOUTH - MEASLES; during 1 7 THROAT - DIPHTHERIA - accompanied by - measles 2 8 THROAT - PAIN - chronic - measles; during 1 Repertorization- carb-v. lach. ars. kali-chl. merc-cy. nat-m. 1800 400 300 300 100 100

Ankyloglossia It is a persistent lingual frenulum (Syphilis/ Sycosis) is a congenital persistence of tissue which binds the tongue to the floor of the mouth. When severe, the frenulum should be cut to mobilize the tongue.

Hairy Tongue This is a relatively rare condition which is caused by the elongation of the taste buds (Psora). This condition can be caused by poor (Psora), chronic oral irritation (Psora) or smoking (Psora). The below left photograph shows a patient who has been treated with for head and neck cancer and has chronic oral inflammation (Sycosis). Treatment will involve good oral hygiene, brushing of the tongue, mouth rinses and sometimes the trimming of the elongated papilla. The right picture is the same patient two months later after improvement in his oral hygiene.

Another patient with a Black Hairy Tongue- This patient had significant gastroesophageal reflux (Psora). Control of her reflux and brushing of her tongue resulted in a marked improvement in her condition. The pre-treatment picture is the picture on the left. The patient's tongue two months post treatment is shown on the right.

The patient shown above right has a combination of a geographic and hairy tongue (Psora/ Sycosis). This condition did not produce any symptoms.

Rubrics related with Hairy tongue in various repertories- 1 T - Tongue - hair, on 5 2 Throat - Hair - on back part of tongue and velum 1 3 MOUTH - HAIRY tongue 1 Repertorization- kali-bi. sil. all-s. chloram. nat-m. nat-p. 2 2 1 1 1 1

Shingles (Herpes Zoster) are caused by the Herpes Zoster Virus. They occur many years after an individual has had chicken pox (Psora). Once an individual has had chicken pox, he/she will carry, for life, the virus in a dormant state (Suppressed Psora) in the cell bodies of nerve tissue. Over the years, a patient's antibody levels fall (Syphilis) and the dormant virus emerges (Active Psora). The virus causes lesions to erupt on the skin (Psora) in which the nerve innervates. In the following picture on left, the lesions are seen on the patient's right jaw and right half of his tongue. This corresponds to the lower division of the trigeminal nerve (V cranial nerve) and the lingual nerve (XII cranial nerve).

In above figure on right, is shown Herpes zoster affecting the third division of the fifth cranial (trigeminal) nerve, including the lingual nerve, in an elderly patient, showing necrotic tissue. Rubrics related with Shingles in various repertories- 1 FACE - Herpes and tetter - mouth, about 2 2 M - Mouth - herpes in, after sea-bathing 1 3 MOUTH - Lips - Cold sores, herpes, hydroa 14 4 MOUTH - ERUPTIONS - herpes 6 5 MOUTH - ERUPTIONS - vesicles - herpetic 1 6 MOUTH - ULCERS - herpetic 2 7 MOUTH - ULCERS - painless - eruptions on face; after suppressed brown 1 herpetic Repertorization- nat-m. cit-ac. caps. rhus-t. sep. agar. ars-s-f. ars. bell-p. borx. 825 200 125 125 125 100 100 100 100 100

Leukoplakia It is a white patch in the oral cavity. It is often caused by chronic irritation (Psora) or infection but may also be a cancer (Psora/ Sycosis/ Syphilis). In this patient the leukoplakia has areas of redness called (Psora/ Syphilis). Erythroplakia more often represents a cancer (Psora/ Sycosis/ Syphilis). On biopsy, the patient was found to have a fungal infection (Psora/ Syphilis). Fungal infections of the oral cavity may often mimic a cancer both on gross appearance and sometimes even histologically.

Rubrics related with Leukoplakia in various repertories- 1MOUTH - LEUKOPLAKIA 3 Repertorization- borx. ign. nit-ac. 100 100 100

Lingual Cavernous Hemangioma This is a benign lesion but one which is very hard (Psora/ Sycosis) to treat. Surgery is difficult. Angiography is often needed to outline the feeding vessels and to embolize the hemangioma.

Rubrics related with Oral Hemangioma in various repertories- 1 G - Growths new, tumours etc - angioma 3 2 THROAT - ERUPTIONS - angioneurotic edema 1 3 SKIN - ERUPTIONS - angioma 2 4 SKIN - SPIDER angioma 2 5 GENERALS - TUMORS - angioma 41 6 GENERALS - TUMORS - hemangioma 8 Repertorization- apis lyc. sulph. abrot. lach. fl-ac. vanad. ars. carb-an. phos. 800 320 320 300 229 200 200 129 129 129

Geographic Tongue This is a benign non-painful condition (Psora/ Syphilis) caused by the absence of taste bud papilla. The glassy patches move around the tongue and change shape (Psora/ Syphilis). The cause of this condition is unknown.

To the left above is a picture of a hairy and in an 18 yr old male. Rubrics related with Geographic Tongue in various repertories- 1 Clarke J. H., Clinical Repertory (English) - Clinical - T - tongue - mapped 3 2 MOUTH - Tongue - patchy, mapped 35 3 T - Tongue - patchy, mapped, spots 15 4 TONGUE - Coating, color - Mapped 13 5 TONGUE - Patchy, mapped, spots, etc. 13 6 MIND - EXCITEMENT - tongue - mapped; with 2 7 MOUTH - MAPPED tongue 50 8 THROAT - DIPHTHERIA - accompanied by - Tongue - mapped tongue 1 9 FEMALE GENITALIA/SEX - MENSES - absent - accompanied by - 1 Tongue - mapped tongue Repertorization- nat-m. ars. tarax. ran-s. merc. kali-bi. nit-ac. rhus-t. lach. merc-c. 2145 800 795 714 694 600 575 575 539 469 Mass on Base of Tongue This mushroom like mass (Psora/ Sycosis) presented on a 40 year old female with a one month history of chocking. The mass is a benign vascular tumor (Psora/ Sycosis).

Secondary Syphilis It is an acute and chronic infectious disease caused by Treponema pallidum and transmitted by direct contact, usually through sexual intercourse. After an incubation period of 12 to 30 days, the first symptom is a chancre, followed by slight fever and other constitutional symptoms (primary syphilis), followed by a skin eruption of various appearances with mucous patches and generalized lymphadenopathy (secondary syphilis), and subsequently by the formation of gummas, cellular infiltration, and functional abnormalities usually resulting from cardiovascular and central nervous system lesions (tertiary syphilis).

The figure above shows mucous patches involving the tongue in secondary syphilis Rubrics related with Syphilis in various repertories- 1 MOUTH - Throat (and gullet) - syphilis of 9 2 MOUTH - Ulcerations - Syphilitic mucous patches 9 3 MOUTH - PATCHES, syphilitic 16 4 MOUTH - STOMATITIS, ulcerative - syphilitic 1 5 MOUTH - ULCERS - syphilitic 22 6 MOUTH - ULCERS - Palate - syphilitic 9 7 MOUTH - ULCERS - Tongue - syphilitic 10 Repertorization- merc. nit-ac. kali-bi. lach. aur. thuj. kali-i. syph. merc-c. cinnb. 1515 979 659 590 580 564 540 390 385 359

Lip Cancer Cancer of the (Psora/ Sycosis/ Syphilis) is a relatively common condition. Cancers of the lower lip have a better prognosis than those of the upper lip. Chronic sun exposure (Psora) is the most common cause, but smoking (Psora) can also be an etiology. The picture below left shows a T2 N0 (tumor size between 2 to 4 cm, with no lymph node spread) squamous cell carcinoma (Psora/ Sycosis/ Syphilis) of the lower lip.

Above middle and right patients have a basal cell carcinoma lip cancer (Psora/ Sycosis/ Syphilis). It is a less aggressive tumor than squamous cell carcinoma. Basal Cell Carcinoma spread and destroy tissue locally (Sycosis/ Syphilis), but do not metastasize (Psora) (spread by blood or lymphatics). Rubrics related with Lip Cancer in various repertories- 1 Clarke J. H., Clinical Repertory (English) - Clinical - C - cancer - lip, of 4 2 Clarke J. H., Clinical Repertory (English) - Clinical - E - epithelioma - lip, 2 of 3 Clarke J. H., Clinical Repertory (English) - Temperaments - lips, pallor of 1 4 Clarke J. H., Clinical Repertory (English) - Temperaments - pallor - lips of 1 5 Choudhury H., Hints for Treatment of Cancer - CANCER OF - lips 11 6 Choudhury H., Hints for Treatment of Cancer - CANCER OF - lower lips 17 7 Choudhury H., Hints for Treatment of Cancer - CANCER OF - lips due to 2 pressure of pipe 8 Choudhury H., Hints for Treatment of Cancer - CANCER OF - lips due to 1 smoking 9 Pulford A. and T. D., Repertory of Pneumonia - FACE - sordes on lips 2 10 FACE - Muscles - drawn - of lips 6 11 FACE - Sweat on - upper lip, on 4 12 FACE - Lips - lips 74 13 TEETH - Concomitants - lips, swelled 2 14 THIRST - Thirstlessness - dryness, with - of lips 10 15 SWEAT - Partial sweat - partial sweat - upper lip 7 16 F - Face - pain, neuralgia, prosopalgia, aching - lips, from 1 17 L - Licking - lips agg 1 18 L - Lips 9 19 N - Nausea - lips, touching on 2 20 MOUTH - Lips - Cracks, ulcerations - in middle of lower lip 6 21 FACE - Lips 9 22 FACE - Eruption - lips; about 3 23 FACE - ABSCESS - Lip 1 24 FACE - APHTHAE - Lips; on 22 25 FACE - BLEEDING of lips 36 26 FACE - BLEEDING of lips - Lower lips 2 27 FACE - BLEEDING of lips - Upper lips 1 28 FACE - BLOATED - Lips 2 29 FACE - BURNT look - Lips 2 30 FACE - BURNT; sensation as if - Lips 2 31 FACE - CANCER - epithelioma - Lips 17 32 FACE - CANCER - scirrhus - Lips 2 33 FACE - CANCER - Lips 35 34 FACE - CHAPPED - Lips 53 35 FACE - COLDNESS - Lips 11 36 FACE - COMPLAINTS of face - Lips 76 37 FACE - CONTRACTION - sensation of - Lips 1 38 FACE - CONTRACTION - Lips 5 39 FACE - CRACKED - Lips 156 40 FACE - DISCOLORATION - black - Lips 31 41 FACE - DISCOLORATION - bluish - purple - Lips 5 42 FACE - DISCOLORATION - bluish - purple-red - Lips 1 43 FACE - DISCOLORATION - bluish - Lips 97 44 FACE - DISCOLORATION - brown - Lips 17 45 FACE - DISCOLORATION - brown - Lips - spots - Upper lip 3 46 FACE - DISCOLORATION - brown - Lips - streak - Lower lip; along 1 47 FACE - DISCOLORATION - changing color - Lips 1 48 FACE - DISCOLORATION - cyanotic - Lips 3 49 FACE - DISCOLORATION - livid - Lips 1 50 FACE - DISCOLORATION - mottled - Lips 1 51 FACE - DISCOLORATION - pale - Lips 44 52 FACE - DISCOLORATION - red - bluish red - Lips 1 53 FACE - DISCOLORATION - red - Lips 43 54 FACE - DISCOLORATION - red - Lips - Lower - spots - Below - right lip 1 55 FACE - DISCOLORATION - red - Lips - Upper - spot - Above the upper 1 lip red 56 FACE - DISCOLORATION - white - powdery - Lips 1 57 FACE - DISCOLORATION - white - Lips 2 58 FACE - DISCOLORATION - yellow - Lips 4 59 FACE - DISTORTION - Lips 7 60 FACE - DRAWN - Lips 14 61 FACE - DROPPING - Lips 3 62 FACE - DRYNESS - Lips 215 63 FACE - ERUPTIONS - blotches - Lips 12 64 FACE - ERUPTIONS - boils - Lips 4 65 FACE - ERUPTIONS - burning - Lips 15 66 FACE - ERUPTIONS - comedones - Chin - and upper lip 1 67 FACE - ERUPTIONS - comedones - Lips; upper 1 68 FACE - ERUPTIONS - crusty, scabby - Lips 30 69 FACE - ERUPTIONS - crusty, scabby - Nose - extending to - Down lip 1 with deep fissure, very sore and sensitive to touch 70 FACE - ERUPTIONS - painful - Lip; upper 1 71 FACE - ERUPTIONS - papular - Lip, upper 2 72 FACE - ERUPTIONS - pimples - Lips 48 73 FACE - ERUPTIONS - pustules - Lips 17 74 FACE - ERUPTIONS - rough - Lips 4 75 FACE - ERUPTIONS - Lips 104 76 FACE - EVERTED lips 6 77 FACE - EXCORIATION - Lips 37 78 FACE - FORMICATION - Lips 15 79 FACE - FORMICATION - Lips - bugs running over lips; as if 2 80 FACE - FROTHY - Lips 2 81 FACE - GREASY - Lips 1 82 FACE - HANGING down - Lips 1 83 FACE - HEAT - Lips 59 84 FACE - HEAVY feeling - Lips 3 85 FACE - INDURATIONS - Lips 20 86 FACE - INDURATIONS - Lips - Fold of lips 1 87 FACE - INFLAMMATION - Lips 13 88 FACE - INVERTED lips 2 89 FACE - ITCHING - Lips 28 90 FACE - ITCHING - Lips - Margins of lips 1 91 FACE - LEATHER; like - Lips 1 92 FACE - LICKING - lips 17 93 FACE - MEMBRANE on - Lips 3 94 FACE - MUCUS - Lips 8 95 FACE - NODOSITIES - Lips 8 96 FACE - NUMBNESS - Lips 22 97 FACE - NUMBNESS - Lips - Upper - extending to - Lower lip 1 98 FACE - PAIN - Chin - Between the chin and lower lip 1 99 FACE - PAIN - Lips 112 100 FACE - PEELING off of lips 51 101 FACE - PICKING - Lips 23 102 FACE - POINTED - Lips 1 103 FACE - PULSATION - Lips 3 104 FACE - QUIVERING - Lips 8 105 FACE - RETRACTION of lips 10 106 FACE - SENSITIVE - Lips 11 107 FACE - SENSUAL - Lips 2 108 FACE - SHINY - Lips 3 109 FACE - SHRIVELLED - Lips 11 110 FACE - SLIMY lips 4 111 FACE - SMACKING lips 2 112 FACE - SORDES on the lips 22 113 FACE - STICKING - Lips 11 114 FACE - STICKING - Lips - moisture on lips; sticky 1 115 FACE - STIFFNESS - Lips 9 116 FACE - SWELLING - Lips 102 117 FACE - TENSION of skin - egg white were dried on the face; as if - Lips 2 118 FACE - TENSION of skin - Lips 12 119 FACE - THICK - Lips 13 120 FACE - THIN - Lips 1 121 FACE - TINGLING - Cheeks - and lips 5 122 FACE - TINGLING - Lips 30 123 FACE - TOUCH - agg. - Lips 1 124 FACE - TUMOR - cystic tumor - Lips; on 5 125 FACE - ULCERS - Lips 65 126 FACE - VEINS distended - Lips 4 127 FACE - WARTS - Lips 9 128 FACE - WEAKNESS - Lips; upper 1 129 FACE - WRINKLED - Lips 2 130 MOUTH - CONTRACTION - Tongue - cylindrical - spasmodically forced 1 through lips; which is 131 MOUTH - DISCOLORATION - white - bluish white spots - Lips; inside of 1 132 MOUTH - ERUPTIONS - pimples - Cheeks - Inner - And lips 1 133 MOUTH - ERUPTIONS - pimples - Lips; inner side of 1 134 MOUTH - ERUPTIONS - scabs - Lip; upper 1 135 MOUTH - INDENTED - Lips 1 136 MOUTH - INFLAMMATION - Lips, inside of 1 137 MOUTH - ITCHING - Lip; inside upper 1 138 MOUTH - NUMBNESS - Lip; inside upper 1 139 MOUTH - ROUGHNESS - Lips 8 140 MOUTH - ROUGHNESS - Lips - Lower lip 2 141 MOUTH - ROUGHNESS - Lips - Upper lip 2 142 MOUTH - SALIVA - dries on palate and lips, becomes tough 1 143 MOUTH - SORDES - Lips 10 144 MOUTH - TASTE - altered - licking lips 1 145 MOUTH - TASTE - bitter - Lips 2 146 MOUTH - TASTE - saltish - Lips 4 147 MOUTH - TASTE - salty - Lips 4 148 MOUTH - TASTE - sour - Lips; on 2 149 MOUTH - TASTE - sweetish - Lips 2 150 MOUTH - TUMORS - Lip; inside right side of 1 151 MOUTH - ULCERS - Lips; inner side of 5 152 MOUTH - WETTING lips constantly 1 153 STOMACH - THIRST - accompanied by - Lips; dryness of 6 154 STOMACH - THIRSTLESS - accompanied by - Lips; dryness of 14 155 ABDOMEN - DISTENSION - accompanied by - Lips; thick 1 156 RESPIRATION - COMPLAINTS of respiration - accompanied by - Lips; 1 red discoloration of Repertorization- ars. sulph. nat-m. sep. apis con. merc. phos. bell. bry. 6805 3990 3945 3540 3269 3205 3190 3140 3075 2990

Chelitis This is crusting and cracking which occurs in the corners of the mouth. It is caused by a fungus (Psora/ Syphilis).

Rubrics related with Cheliis in various repertories- 1 Clarke J. H., Clinical Repertory (English) - Clinical - L - lips - cracked 2 2 CORYZA - Concomitants - lips - cracked 3 3 FACE - Lips - cracked, fissured, chopped 54 4 L - Lips - upper - cracked 2 5 L - Lips - lower - cracked 1 6 L - Lips - corners - cracked 9 7 L - Lips - cracked 22 8 MOUTH - Lips - Cracks, ulcerations 19 9 MOUTH - Lips - Cracks, ulcerations - in middle of lower lip 6 10 FACE - Lips - cracked 8 11 FACE - CRACKED - Lips 156 12 Clarke J. H., Clinical Repertory (English) - Clinical - M - mouth - cracks of 2 13 MOUTH - Throat (and gullet) - cracking, snapping in 5 14 J - Jaws - cracking - mouth, opening wide, on 1 15 M - Mouth - cracked 3 16 T - Throat, including inner mouth - fissures, cracks 4 17 MOUTH - External mouth, commissures in corners - Cracks, ulcerations 17 18 MOUTH AND THROAT - Fissures, cracks 3 19 EAR - NOISES in - cracking - opening the mouth 2 20 FACE - CRACKED - Mouth; corners of 65 21 FACE - CRACKING in articulation of jaw - opening mouth wide; when 4 22 MOUTH - CRACKED 21 Repertorization- graph. arum-t. nat-m. ars. cham. cund. merc. nit-ac. bry. ign. 1569 1309 1210 960 919 829 819 814 780 700

Angioedema It is usually of systemic origin; it may be due to a state of hypersensitivity to foods or drugs, foci of infection, physical agents (heat, cold, light, friction), or psychic stimuli. The picture below shows of upper lip.

Rubrics related with Angioedema in various repertories- 1 FACE - ERUPTIONS - angioedema 1 2 FACE - SWELLING - Lips - angioedema 1 3 THROAT - SWELLING - angioedema 1 4 SKIN - ERUPTIONS - angioedema 14 Repertorization- apis anac. agar. antip. bacls-7. bol-lu. calc-m. hell. hep. kali-i. 1100 179 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100

Conclusion From above study, we could easily understand some common oral lesions and also see that Homoeopathy has its peculiar role in every oral condition including so called malignancies. There are numerous drugs that may cure certain corresponding lesions by root if prescribed on universal laws of cure adopted only by Homoeopathy. Bibliography-  A Comparison of the Chronic Miasms, Phillis Speight  A Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica, Vol. I, II. III, John Henry Clarke  An Introduction to the Symptoms and Signs of Surgical Diseases, Norman L. Browse  Clinical Materia Medica, E. A. Farrington  Clinical Repertory, J. H. Clarke  Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment, Lawrence M. Tierney, Stephen J. McPhee  Davidson’s Principles And Practice of Medicine  Grant’s anatomy  Gray’s anatomy  Handbook of Human Physiology, Dr. Vidyaratan  Homoeopathy, Introductory Lectures, M. L. Taylor  How to Take The Case & To Find the Similimum, E. B. Nash  Human Physiology, Dr. Chandi Charan Chaterjee  Lectures on Homoeopathic Materia Medica, Lames Tyler Kent  Miasmatic Diagnosis, Dr. S. K. Banerjea  Organon Expositor, Dr. S. D. Sircar  Organon Of Medicine, At A Glance, Part I & II, Dr. A. C. Gupta  Organon of Medicine, Samuel Hahnemann  Pathology, Virginia A. LiVolsi, Maria J. Merino, John S. J. Brooks, Scott H. Saul, John E.  Pocket Manual of Homoeopathic Materia Medica, William Boericke  Practice of Medicine, Dr. K. Chaudhury  Principles of Internal Medicine Vol. I, II, Harrison  Repertory Of Homoeopathic Materia Medica, J. T. Kent  Roxburgh’s Common Skin Diseases  Stedman’s Medical Dictionary  Synthetic Repertory, Vols. I, II & III  Taber’s Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary  Text Book Of Medical Physiology, Guyton  The Genius of Homoeopathy Stuart Clause  The Principles & Art of Cure By Homoeopathy, Herberts A. Roberts  Therapeutic Pointers, E. A. Farrington  Trauma & Healing Process